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IV. GENERAL BACKGROUND: On April 28, 1987, complaint #87-747 was received alleging untreated hazardous waste water from Circuit Works was entering into the city sewer system,and drums of hazardous waste were remaining onsite for more than 90 days. On April 29, 1987, a site inspection of Circuit Works was conducted in response to complaint #87-0747 regarding illegal discharge of hazardous waste water into the city sewer and illegal storage of hazardous waste. This inspection was performed by the City of Stockton Municipal Utilities District, State Department of Health Services (DHS), and Pubic Health Services-Environmental Health Division. On June 26, 1987, DHS sent Circuit Works a Report of Violation and Schedule of Correction for the inspection conducted on April 29, 1987. Six hazardous waste violations were described: 1. Storing hazardous waste in excess of 90 days and without proper labeling. 2. Treating hazardous waste without a hazardous waste permit or variance. 3. Treating and disposing of hazardous waste to the sewer without an National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. 4. Not completing a biennial report, and submitting this report to the Department of Health Services. 5. Lack of a training program for all employees who are involved with hazardous waste management. 6. Storing hazardous waste in uncovered drums. On February 2, 1989, the City of Stockton Municipal Utilities District sent a complaint to the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office regarding corrosives discharged into the sewer system by Circuit Works on December 20, 1988. This letter requested the County District Attorney's office to take legal action against Circuit Works, and for Circuit Works to complete the following: 1) A spill prevention plan, and 2) Submit a compliance schedule to the City of Stockton, regarding waste discharge violations. On February 8, 1989, Lisa Brown, Deputy District Attorney of San Joaquin County wrote a letter to Jerry Ruiz, Attorney, representing Circuit Works. This letter addressed changes to an injunction on waste discharge; additional waste discharge violations documented during the corrosive spill of December 20, 1988. On March 16, 1989, consent was established on a final judgement against Circuit Works held in the Superior Court of San Joaquin County. The final judgement addressed the following: 1. The illegal discharge of hazardous waste. 2. The monitoring of waste water discharged to the sanitary sewer from the pretreatment system. 3. The stoppage of waste discharge to the sanitary sewer upon discovery of a substantial release of contaminated waste water. 4. The City of Stockton sewer system enforceable discharge requirements. V. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF FACILITY: The Circuit Works facility manufactures printed circuit boards for a variety of companies in the electronics industry. Circuit Works specializes in customized circuits with multi-laminated boards, commonly used in the computer industry. 2